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PNO-77-177:on 771007,Dow Chemical Co Accidentally Released Chlorine Gas Causing Evacuation of Neighboring Townships Population.Situation Returned to Normal by Midafternoon
ML20151X694
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 10/07/1977
From: Reinmuth G, Shewmaker R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-177, NUDOCS 9809170216
Download: ML20151X694 (1)


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t..ober 7,1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77 177 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of

?OSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.

The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE ' taff on th,is date.

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Facility: Consumers Power Company, Midland. Units 1 and 2 (DN50-329and50-330) Midland, Michigan'

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DOW CHEMICAL COMPAhY CHLORINE GAS RELEASE

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A Dow Chemical Company tecidental chlorine gas release occurred on Friday October 7,1977, which caused the evacuation of several neighboring township's population.

However, contrary to some published stories, the Midland construction site was neither evacuated nor work halted.

By midafternoon the situation had returned to normal.

Region III received notification of this occurrence by telephone from p

the Site QA Super'intendent at 1:30 p.m., October 7,1977.

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